The Isle of Raasay Distillery has released The Full Monti – an unpeated limited edition single malt whisky matured in Amontillado sherry hogsheads. Isle of Raasay The Full Monti (nicknamed after the popular 1997 British feature film “The Full Monty”) was made with a combination of unpeated Laureate and Concerto barley, matured three years in […]
Speyside-based The Macallan has released the third installment in their Time: Space series, a single malt whisky matured in sherry casks from The Macallan’s collection in Spain’s Jerez de la Frontera region. The Macallan Time: Space Sherry Cask has been matured for a minimum of 20 years in their sherry casks, bottled at 44.8% alcohol […]
Taiwan-based Kavalan has released a pair of Mizunara oak-casked single malt whiskies – one peated and one unpeated – in a collaboration with Japanese artist Takahide Komatsu. Both the peated and unpeated editions of Kavalan Mizunara Oak Single Cask Strength Single Malt Whisky are being made available in 700ml bottles with the unpeated edition touting […]
Kentucky-based Barton 1792 Distillery has released 1792 – a Cognac cask-finished bourbon. Barton 1792 Cognac Cask Finish was first matured in American white oak barrels, then finished in French Cognac casks for a minimum of six months before being bottled at 47.5% alcohol by volume [95 proof] and is said to contain notes of apricot, […]
Speyside-based Tamdhu Distillery has released a 21-year-old single malt to their permanent collection. Tamdhu 21-year-old single malt has been matured in predominantly European oak ex-Oloroso sherry casks from Jerez, Spain, bottled at 47.5% alcohol by volume [95 proof] and is said to contain notes of chocolate, orange, toffee and marzipan. Only 12,000 bottles of Tamdhu […]
English distillery Cotswolds has released the sixth edition in their Hearts and Crafts series, which celebrates the arts and crafts, with a whisky aged exclusively in ex-Calvados casks. Cotswolds Distillery’s Hearts and Crafts Calvados Cask single malt was matured in French Calvados apple brandy casks, bottled at 55% alcohol by volume [110 proof] and is […]
Taiwanese whisky distillery Kavalan has made an addition to their Solist series of sherry-casked single malt whiskies with a Palo Cortado cask-aged single malt. The Solist series of whiskies from the Taiwan-based whisky producer now features seven sherry cask-aged whiskies: Fino, Oloroso, Amontillado, Manzanilla, Pedro Ximénez, Moscatel and Palo Cortado. Kavalan’s Solist Palo Cortado was […]
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Lowland Edinburgh-based Bonnington Distillery has released their first single malt whisky – Bonnington Inaugural Release Single Malt – since the discovery of the ruins of Bonnington House and reviving the distillery in 2018. Bonnington Inaugural Release Single Malt is a single cask whisky matured in ruby Port casks, bottled at 52.3% alcohol by volume [104.6 […]
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Campbeltown distillery Glen Scotia has released a limited edition 21-year-old single malt. Glen Scotia 21-Year-Old was matured in both refill ex-bourbon barrels as well as re-fill American oak hogsheads before being finished in a first-fill Oloroso sherry cask, then bottled at 46% alcohol by volume [92 proof] and is said to offer notes of apple, […]
Bowmore is celebrating the Lunar New Year – the Year of the Rabbit [depicted on the label] – with the release of an 18-year-old whisky. Bowmore 18-year-old Lunar New Year Limited Edition has been matured in both Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks, bottled at 43% alcohol by volume [86 proof] and is said to […]
